Propaganda Announcement on New DPRK Submarine
A new powerful entity has emerged to demonstrate the rapid development of the Juche-based naval force all over the world in the glorious journey of ushering in a new era…
US, Canadian Ships Participate in Exercise Noble Wolverine
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) is operating alongside the Royal Canadian Navy’s HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341) as part of the Exercise Noble Wolverine in the South China…
Thales Wins Canadian Minor Vessel Support Contract
Thales announced September 7th that Canada has awarded to Thales Canada and Thales Australia in joint venture an ISS contract for MWAV. This contract will ensure the fleet remains operationally…
Austal USA to Build Three LCU 1700 Class Landing Craft
Swiftships graphic Austal USA was awarded a $91,535,551 fixed-price incentive and firm-fixed-price type modification to definitize a previously awarded contract for the detail design and construction of three Landing Craft…
USS Rafael Peralta Has First US Missile Load at Eden, Australia
USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) completed the first-ever live ordnance reload for a U.S. warship in Eden, Australia, when it rearmed its Vertical Launch System (VLS) there, Aug. 22. The…
USS Shiloh Changing Homeport From Yokosuka to Pearl Harbor
USS Shiloh (CG 67) departed Yokosuka, Japan, on Sept. 5 to transit to its new homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as part of a planned rotation of forces in the…
USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) Decommissions
Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) was decommissioned in Mayport September 8. As an operational unit, Milwaukee and its crew played an important role in the defense…
CEVS HMDS+ for Navy Block III F/A-18E/F and E/A-18G Aircraft
Collins Elbit Vision Systems (CEVS) – a joint venture between Collins Aerospace and Elbit Systems of America – has been awarded a contract by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft…
Vietnam and North Korea Enhance Defense Ties
Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien received Senior Colonel Kim Myong Chol, Defense Attaché of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to Vietnam, on August 17.…
Two Spanish Frigates Visit Mielilla Before Dynamic Guard
The FFG frigates ‘Reina Sofía’ and ‘Canarias’ will call at the port of Melilla next Saturday 2nd before participating in NATO’s multinational exercise ‘Dynamic Guard’. These frigates, along with the…